The Latest Breaking News from Elina Svitolina

From the war raging in Ukraine to the unrest in Kosovo, geopolitical crises have cast a pall over the Grand Slam tournament in Paris, challenging conventions and shattering the notion that sport and politics can be kept apart.

The ninth seed respected Svitolina’s stance of not shaking hands with Russian players.

Novak Djokovic swept into the French Open quarter-finals for the 14th straight year on Sunday as world number one Carlos Alcaraz breezed past Lorenzo Musetti to stay on a collision course with the 22-time Grand Slam champion.

Old man river Djokovic flows on and the boy Alcaraz just wants to have fun in front of the fans who have helped Elina Svitolina feel what her husband Gael feels.

The story of the eighth day of action from Roland Garros.

Second seed Aryna Sabalenka advanced to the quarter-final at the French Open for the first time on Sunday night following a 7-6, 6-4 win over the unseeded American Sloane Stephens.

Elina Svitolina outlasted Daria Kasatkina to win 6-4, 7-5 and will face Aryna Sabalenka, the No 2 seed, in the French Open quarter-finals

Elina Svitolina could be watched cheering Gael Monfils from the stands as the Frenchman pushed himself to fight before eventually going down to Matteo Berrettini in five sets on a floodlit Rod Laver Arena at last year’s Australian Open in Melbourne. Similar visuals, with roles reversed, warmed the hearts of…

The Ukrainian is through to the last eight only two months after returning to the tour.

Aryna Sabalenka avoided her usual media duties following her latest win at the French Open after feeling unsafe at the prior press conference.

Ukraine tennis player Elina Svitolina will not shake the hands of Russian and Belarusian opponents out of respect for the soldiers fighting on the front line following Moscow's invasion of her country last year, she said on Friday.